Category rules Completing the Create, Save As or Specialization form
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Records can be created in various ways. You can add a brand new record to your application or copy an existing one. Existing rules can be specialized by creating a copy into a specific ruleset, against a different class or (in some cases) with a set of circumstance definitions. Data instances may be copied but do not support specialization as they are not versioned.

Based on your use case, the Create, Save As or Specialization form is used to create the record. The number of fields and available options vary by record type. Start by familiarizing yourself with the generic layout of these forms and their common fields:

• Completing the Create form
• Completing the Save As form
• Completing the Specialization form

This help topic then identifies the key parts and options that are applicable to the record type you are creating.

Create a Category rule by selecting Category from the Reports category.

Key parts:

A Category rule has three key parts:

Field	Description
Identifier	Enter a name for the category. Begin the name with a letter and use only alphanumeric and dash characters.
Owner Type	Select an option: Standard — this category is visible and useful for all members of the creator's Access Group. Saved as "S". Shared — this category can hold shortcuts to personal reports, to make those reports available to colleagues. Saved as "A". Personal — this category helps organize a manager's personal reports, and is only available to its creator. Saved as "P".
Owner	If the category's Owner Type is Standard, this field defaults to ALL. Shared, enter or select an Access Group to share the category. Note: several shared categories with the same name may be created by different members of the same access group. Using a descriptive and unique category name is helpful. Personal, select the Operator ID of the category owner.

Rule resolution

When searching for a Category rule, the system filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions.

Time-qualified resolution features are not available for Category rules.

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